Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Dale Robertson CD release party

So wails Dale Robertson to
start “My Kids Are Ugly,” one of seven tracks on the Dale Robertson Band’s new
CD “Briefly Revisited” (DR Records).

The band will celebrate
the recording with a CD release party at 11 p.m. on Thursday, April 25, at PJ’s
Lager House, 1254 Michigan Ave. in Detroit (313-961-4668).

“My Kids Are Ugly,”
written by Robertson, is the sole original on the seven-song, 32-minute release.
The other six are the band’s interpretation of blues classics such as “Black Cat
Bone,” Big Joe Turner’s “Flip, Flop and
Fly,” Slim Harpo’s “King Bee,”“Spoonful”
by Willie Dixon, the John Loudermilk
standard “Tobacco Road,”and Howlin’
Wolf’s “Who’s Been Talking,” credited here as “My Baby Caught the Train.”

The CD features Robertson’s
considerable skills on harmonica, an instrument he has been playing for over 40
years, since starting as a homeless, teenage street musician in Ann Arbor. There’s
also some fine guitar work by Dan Dekuyper. Robertson, known for his high energy performances,
sings lead vocals on four songs, while Dekuyper mans the mic on “Black Cat
Bone,” “King Bee” and “Spoonful.”

The rhythm section on the CD
was provided by bassist Terry “T-Bone” Bradley and drummer Tony Coppola. “Briefly
Revisited” was recorded and mastered at CC King Studios in Livonia.

“This CD is full of the
low down, hometown blues of the Detroit style,” Robertson said. “If you like it
raw, you'll love ‘Briefly Revisited’.”

If
you’re a fan of the music of the J. Geils Band, you will want to check out
Raputa, Michigan’s only J. Geils tribute band, on Friday, April 26 at the
Packard Grill in Utica.

Band
members include Herb Kilian (vocals), Dave Yurmanovic (guitar), Larry Everhart
(harmonica), Tom Carroll (keyboards), Tracy Garneau (bass) and Doug Nichols
(drums). All are veteran performers on the local music scene.

JEFF MAYLIN

Also
on Friday, blues-rock jammers The Muggs debut their new live record, “Full Tilt,” with a CD release show
at the Magic Bag in Ferndale. The Steepwater Band and Katie Grace open the
party. Tickets are only $10. Click www.themagicbag.com.

On Saturday, April 27, the
WHFR Spring Blues Fundraiser will be at The New Place Lounge in Dearborn. The standout
lineup includes Big Ray & the Motor City Kings, Jeff Maylin, and Motor City
Josh.

Admission to the 21-over
event is only $5 with proceeds benefiting listener supported WHFR (89.3 FM).
For info, call 313-277-3035.

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About Me

Joe Ballor is a musician, who plays harmonica and octave mandolin in the MotorCity Tones band and the acoustic trio Fable, Grable & Bearly Able, and an award-winning journalist with the Daily Tribune in Royal Oak, Mich. He is a recent inductee into the Michigan Blues Hall of Fame at Blueshalloffame.org.